Tamiya 1/35 M43E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman
Re: Tamiya 1/35 M43E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman
Big Joe: 'You just keep those Tigers busy and we'll take care of the rest.'
Oddball: 'The only way I got to keep them Tigers busy is to let them shoot holes in me...'
My Stash https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mat ... 53&p=stash
Oddball: 'The only way I got to keep them Tigers busy is to let them shoot holes in me...'
My Stash https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mat ... 53&p=stash
Re: Tamiya 1/35 M43E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman
Tube glue? I use it a lot, along with the Tamiya extra thin. The viscosity of the tube glue is quite helpful. And it is what I used oh so many years ago. I’ve gotten a bit better at not slathering it on parts, too!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: Tamiya 1/35 M43E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman
I suppose it has it uses and there’s probably a technique to use it to which I never learned as a child 
Big Joe: 'You just keep those Tigers busy and we'll take care of the rest.'
Oddball: 'The only way I got to keep them Tigers busy is to let them shoot holes in me...'
My Stash https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mat ... 53&p=stash
Oddball: 'The only way I got to keep them Tigers busy is to let them shoot holes in me...'
My Stash https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mat ... 53&p=stash
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Tamiya 1/35 M43E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman
Bingo! It's all about control. 
Old habits are hard to kill.
Old habits are hard to kill.
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Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Tamiya 1/35 M43E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman
toothpicks!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Stikpusher
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Re: Tamiya 1/35 M43E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman
I think Hobby Lobby still carries the stuff… I haven’t used it in decades… 
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Re: Tamiya 1/35 M43E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman
Did someone say tube glue - I still have a bit of tube glue...
I still use it now and then, when I need it's gap filling properties. Generally when I'm building an old classic kit like a FROG or Matchbox.
I still use it now and then, when I need it's gap filling properties. Generally when I'm building an old classic kit like a FROG or Matchbox.
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
Re: Tamiya 1/35 M43E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman
That's looking really rather good Lyle - well done.
I have this kit in my massive pile of WIP - it's a nice kit.
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Tamiya 1/35 M43E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman
Stikpusher wrote: ↑Mon Aug 25, 2025 10:57 am
Yup…. I get them there in a two pack.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Tamiya 1/35 M43E8 "Easy Eight" Sherman
Small update. I have no idea how to "fade" and/or weather the exterior. Washes? Over spray? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also, I want to add some stowage thingys...I have these and thought I'd pick out some of the items..
Been moving slow, really slow. But, trying to add all the bits and pieces that I usually skip because...The left tail light will not stay in place. I have added it three times, and three times is has departed the mounting point. Amazingly, three times I've managed to find it on the floor.
The AK markers have been very helpful in adding color to the tools, etc.
Been moving slow, really slow. But, trying to add all the bits and pieces that I usually skip because...The left tail light will not stay in place. I have added it three times, and three times is has departed the mounting point. Amazingly, three times I've managed to find it on the floor.
The AK markers have been very helpful in adding color to the tools, etc.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..